Since the very early days of Aquarelle, we have developed a profit-sharing scheme for leaders and staff. How do you instill this spirit in your colleagues and nurture it?Į.D: Our company culture is very strong, and we are continuously communicating about our values and philosophy. It is obvious that decision-making, risk-taking, application of novel ideas to resolve recurring issues need to be concerted, but everyone’s views and ideas are always taken into consideration.ĬS: It is said that at aquarelle, every single employee is an entrepreneur. When it comes to the empowerment of our staff members to the status of entrepreneurs within the group and to act as such for the greater good, we expect everyone to take the initiative to perform accordingly, irrespective of the status or hierarchy level. Does one necessarily need to reach a higher hierarchy within the company to behave and act as an intrapreneur?Į.D: It’s been long since the transformation of key entrepreneurial attitudes and attributes into our core values has been achieved and integrated into our culture. With 90% of our competitors in the Textile-Apparel industry being owner-managed companies, we, as professionals at Aquarelle and CIEL Textile, therefore need to lead and behave as “Entrepreneurs”.ĬS: Nowadays, intrapreneurship (or the ability to nurture entrepreneurs within the group) is gradually winning the mindset in the corporate world. One of our critical success factors is our ability to behave as entrepreneurs and not as corporate managers.
At Aquarelle, we mainly refer to this as the “entrepreneur attitude”: being passion-driven, achieving very hard work, demonstrating exceptional commitment and developing a champion culture. To this day, the spirit of entrepreneurship has been an integral part of the values shared within this subsidiary of CIEL group which specializes in the textile and garment industry.ĬIEL Stories: What does it mean and what does it take to be an entrepreneur within a firm or group?Įric Dorchies: Entrepreneurs are mainly described as people with the capability to develop new ideas or concepts and turn them into successful business ventures. Almost a quarter of a century back, in 1994, a small group of young entrepreneurs within CIEL group, including Harold Mayer, laid down the groundwork for what would later become the world-renowned Aquarelle group. Let's meet with Aquarelle’s CEO, Eric Dorchies.
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